Pac-12 Conference

When a college athletics conference introduces a new sport, it usually takes a while to get up to speed and compete on a national level. Not Big Ten women's lacrosse. It went from 0 to 60 in an instant. With the two most successful programs in the history of college women's lacrosse — defending national champion Maryland and Northwestern — driving high expectations, the Big Ten ranks in the top two of Division I's 13 conferences before its first draw. Only Maryland's former home, the Atlantic Coast Conference, is comparable. But the teams now in the Big Ten boast far more national championships than any other conference — 24, including 20 since the...

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The College Football Playoff has turned strength of schedule into a constant talking point, with each conference claiming its road to the postseason is most daunting. Hoping to set themselves apart when playoff selection time comes around, Big Ten teams...

USC Coach Steve Sarkisian, quarterback Cody Kessler and linebacker Su'a Cravens won't take the spotlight at Pac-12 Conference football media days until Friday, but hype surrounding the Trojans is already building.
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Southern California was picked to win its first Pac-12 football title since 2008 in a preseason media poll Thursday. The Trojans received 21 of 45 votes for the title, edging defending champion Oregon. The Ducks got 17 votes for the top spot and were...

Three things you can bank on when the Pac-12 Conference holds its football media days this week:
• Oregon will be picked to win the conference.
• Music mogul Sean Combs will not be the keynote speaker.
• Little, if anything, of significance will...

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Kaleb Tarczewski, Arizona center, looks at who's left in the NCAA basketball tournament and sees three Pac-12 Conference teams still in play.
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Coach Steve Alford's voice was loud...

A few storylines before the Sweet 16 games begin later this week:Kentucky (36-0) needs four wins to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana in 1976. Next up in the Midwest Regional semifinal is West Virginia, another team that will come right...

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The NCAA women's basketball tournament field was announced Monday, and usual suspects took the spotlight.
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Cal State Northridge received a break when the NCAA women's basketball tournament pairings were announced Monday.
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